Michael Staton

Michael Staton

Michael Staton is a prominent venture capitalist and angel investor in the education technology and startup sectors. He currently serves as a Venture Partner at Alpha Partners and Learn Capital, where he has made investments in successful companies like Coursera, Outschool, Andela, Photomath, Minerva, and Brilliant.1

In addition to his venture capital roles, Michael Staton is the CEO and Founder of Colearn Club, a startup aiming to improve parent involvement and agency in education.1 He is also an active angel investor, with investments in companies such as Maven Clinic, Ontra, Hipcamp, Yassir, and Clever.1

Michael Staton's background includes founding DevBootcamp (sold to Kaplan) and serving as an advisor to Quizlet.1 He previously founded and served as CEO of Uversity (sold to TargetX).1 Staton started his career as a public school teacher and has served as a Venture Partner and Community Advisor to NewSchools Venture Fund's Seed Fund (now Reach Capital).1

In 2022, Michael Staton began serving as a Seed Investor for Avela and a Series A Investor for Copper Banking.2 He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area but also travels frequently to New York, France, Spain, and the Nordic countries.1